On 4/9/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 08:03:09 -0400, Anthony
<wikilegal(a)inbox.org>
wrote:
If you really want to exclude absolutely all
copyrighted materials
from all articles, lest a lawyer goes through and gives a professional
opinion on whether or not the article is infringing, most articles on
TV series would be decimated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights suggests that we
already have such a policy.
I'm sorry, which part is that? And where is there evidence that this
"policy" is followed?
When has a lawyer gone through and approved the listing of characters
and plot summaries from [[Lost (TV series)]], or [[Mission:
Impossible]]? Or should this all be deleted too? Is there an article
on a television series which in your opinion *shouldn't* have major
sections of it removed until a lawyer has signed off on them?
Discuss a fictional work: fine. Reproduce it: not
fine.
You can't discuss a fictional work without reproducing at least a
little bit of it.
[[Dangerfield (TV series)]] has a list of characters in it. You agree
with me that this list is copyrighted, correct? Do you feel it should
be removed?
Anthony